Preadapted inocula for limiting the risk of errors in biodegradability tests

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-267

  Thouand, Gérald ^a,c   Capdeville, Bernard ^b   Block, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

^c Institut Universitaire de Technologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CELL DENSITY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RISK ASSESSMENT; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 0029924924     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1996.0033     Document Type: Article

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